The 2022-23 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Sep 29, 2022 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2022-23 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4629

The 2020-21 Spending Plan — Other Provisions

Oct 7, 2020 - The budget provides $23.3  million from special funds for the installation of electric vehicle charging equipment at state facilities to be used by state employees and the state vehicle fleet. (In January, the installation of these charging stations was proposed to be funded by a combination of General Fund and special fund sources.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4277

The 2020-21 Budget: Debt Service on Infrastructure Bonds

Nov 20, 2019 - This decline in the DSR occurred for a variety of reasons, including rebounding General Fund revenues, refinancing of existing debt due to low interest rates, and state policies shifting some state debt costs from the General Fund to special funds —such as in transportation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4118

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Capital Outlay

Oct 17, 2019 - For a complete list of all state capital outlay projects approved in the 2019 ‑20 budget, see our Supplemental Report of the 2019‑20 Budget Act . (The report generally does not include state funding for local infrastructure projects.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4105

Cal Facts 2018 [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2018 - With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, quickly summarizing how its economy or state budget works is impossible. Instead, Cal Facts is a visual guide—using a variety of different charts—to the state's economy, revenues, and major program trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3905

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - The administration has identified a total state infrastructure deferred maintenance need of about $ 70  b illion. Of this amount, about $ 50  b illion is related to the state ’s transportation system and the remaining $ 20  b illion is associated with other types of state facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3929

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - The administration has identified a total state infrastructure deferred maintenance need of about $ 70  b illion. Of this amount, about $ 50  b illion is related to the state ’s transportation system and the remaining $ 20  b illion is associated with other types of state facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3929

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - DGS completed the State Office Building Strategy in March  2016 and made some minor revisions to it in January 2018. The State Office Building Strategy includes building three new state office buildings and renovating eight existing state office buildings within about ten years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 14, 2019 - Although the Governor’s allocation to discretionary reserves represents a smaller share of resources than recent budgets, the Governor’s decision to use a significant share of resources to pay down state debts is prudent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3916

Debt Service on Infrastructure Bonds

Nov 15, 2017 - Below, we discuss how we estimate the state ’s debt burden will change over the forecast period. Debt-Service Ratio (DSR) Is a Common Way to Measure Debt Burden. The DSR is often used as one indicator of the state's debt burden.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3713